Former South Australian Premier to Quit Politics, Triggering By-Election

Published on January 24, 2024

Former South Australian Premier Steven Marshall has announced he will step down from state politics, bringing on a by-election. The state MP representing Dunstan in Adelaide’s eastern suburbs entered Parliament in 2010, and became South Australia’s 46th premier at the 2018 state election. He served as state leader until the 2022 election, when Labor swept to power under the leadership of Peter Malinauskas. Mr. Marshall, 56, said it had been an honour to serve as member for Dunstan, leader of the South Australian Liberal Party, and premier of South Australia. “I will leave politics knowing I did my best and fought my hardest for this great state,” Mr. Marshall said in a statement....

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